EPA eliminating environmental justice jobs
The positions will be eliminated "immediately," according to a memo by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
EPA Plans to Close Environmental Justice Offices, Leaving Communities to Face Pollution Alone
Yesterday, news broke that a memo from Lee Zeldin, the new administrator of the EPA, directed the agency to eliminate all offices that focus on environmental justice. These offices, part of each of EPA’s 10 regional offices,
How Trump’s environmental justice cuts at EPA could affect California
The Trump administration’s plan to shutter the Environmental Protection Agency’s programs on equity and justice could cripple efforts to curb pollution in California’s most disadvantaged communities,
EPA cites DEI as it preps to shutter environmental justice offices
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate offices that handle environmental justice issues, like pollution in poor neighborhoods and communities of color. It’s part of a wider crackdown on Biden-era climate policies.
Trump to dismantle crucial environmental justice offices
The Trump administration is set to eliminate environmental justice offices that address pollution in low-income and minority communities across the US.
EPA shuts down 10 environmental justice offices, axes EJ division
It's the latest move by the Trump administration to undo long-standing efforts to confront pollution-exposure inequities.
EPA workers silenced as agency cancels hundreds of grants
EPA staffers have been told they are prohibited from communicating with grantee partners they are supposed to monitor, according to multiple sources inside the agency.
The New York Times18d
Trump Said E.P.A. Would Lose 65 Percent of Staff. Then, a Correction.
A reduction of 65 percent would mean the loss of nearly 10,000 jobs, which would devastate ... on the committee that oversees the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a statement that Mr ...
USA Today17d
'65 – or so – percent': Donald Trump says EPA administrator planning major cuts
The agency is tasked with safeguarding the environment and human health by enforcing ... Trump mentioned Zeldin's job-cutting plans during a broader discussion Wednesday about the push by Elon ...
The Baylor Lariat11d
EPA budget cuts could limit jobs for college grads, impact environment
However, many EPA workers and officials argue they need their budget to help protect the day-to-day health of the American ...